Going to APAP?

Be sure to catch these Skyline showcases on the 2nd floor Sutton Center at the Hilton!

Michelle Shocked
1/10 at 8:10 PM
1/11 at 7:40 PM

Deborah Henson-Conant
1/10 @ 9:10 PM
1/11 @ 8:40 PM

Toubab Krewe
1/10 at 10:10 PM
1/11 at 9:00 PM

Come visit us at

Booth 542
Americas Hall I
Level 2

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Skyline President Bruce Houghton has been named to the Visionary Chair Committee that guides the world's premier meeting of the music and technology communities, MidemNet. Other members include Ted Cohen, former EMI VP and Managing Partner, TAG Strategic; Chris Anderson, Editor in Chief of Wired Magazine and author of The Long Tail; UK promoter Harvey Goldsmith and manager Terry McBride of Nettwerk Music Group.

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FOX NEWS gets it right for once and talks about Hot Buttered Rum's commitment to the environment via sustainable touring. Check it out HERE!

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Over the Rhine turns 20! - If fans bump into husband and wife Karin Bergquist and Linford Detweiler shopping for china, its not to mark their wedding anniversary. The pair is actually preparing to celebrate their twentieth year together as Over The Rhine. MORE

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George Winston to release: LOVE WILL COME - THE MUSIC OF VINCE GUARALDI, VOL. 2
George is working on his next album to be released in early 2009. This is the follow-up to his 1996 recording LINUS & LUCY THE MUSIC OF VINCE GUARALDI.

Vince Guaraldi was well known for his soundtracks for the first 16 of the Peanuts animations, and for his standard song Cast Your Fate to the Wind. This new recording will feature many of Vince's compositions from the Peanuts soundtracks as well as some of his jazz compositions.

Skyline Music welcomes to our exclusive roster:

Floating Action -

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The Travelin' Mccourys Ron McCoury on mandolin, Rob McCoury on banjo, Jason Carter on fiddle, and Alan Bartram on bass , with featured guests on guitar and vocals, is the latest incarnation of the most awarded band in the history of bluegrass.

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Clarence Fountain feat. Sam Butler Jr. - As a founding member of the colossal group, the Blind Boys of Alabama, Clarence Fountain's smooth blues-based Gospel songs share the sheen of Bobby Bland and the love-man style of Marvin Gaye. Sam Butler Jr., has worked and performed with: The Blind Boys of Alabama, The Staple Singers, The Dixie Hummingbirds, Joe Cocker, Keith Richards, Roger Christian, Dorothy Norwood, Chris Brubeck, Gary Katz, Donald Fagan, Bobby Womack, and John Cale and more.

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B-Side Players - The B-Side Players are part of a new movement in popular music, a band that honors the international cross-pollination that has always made music the universal language.

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Chris Barron and The Time Bandits - Specialists gave Spin Doctors' vocalist Chris Barron a 50% chance of ever talking normally again - let alone singing on a professional level when he was stricken with vocal chord paralysis. After a miraculous marathon recovery Chris Barron is back with his latest solo release Pancho and the Kid and singing better than ever, winning audiences all over again with his sincerity and that vocal tone that has made his voice recognizable to millions all over the world.

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Trevor Menear - At 23, Trevor Menear is winning over fans and critics, alike, with a talent well beyond his age. A born musician, he picked up the guitar at the early age of 10 and has been playing festivals since he was a kid. Menear recently gained attention with his cover of John Lennon's "John Sinclair" on Warner Bros. Records' Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur.

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Rebirth Brass Band Simply put, The Rebirth Brass Band is a New Orleans institution. Formed in 1983 by the now infamous Frazier brothers, the band has evolved from playing the streets of the French Quarter to playing festivals and stages all over the world.

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BLVD - Fusing live instruments with electronic production techniques, BLVD locks into deep, subwoofing grooves while folding in tight, rhythm based, melodic progressions and heavily effected looping patterns with just enough improv to lead audiences through unexpected segues and hands-in-the-air crescendos.

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From cutting edge rock to traditional folk and many things in between, here you can access information on all of our artists, send inquiries to our staff, and make artist offers (see above) directly through this site!

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